Pricing ranges from
    $4,117 – 4,940/month

    Better Living RCF

    15855 SE Powell Blvd, Portland, OR 97236
    • Assisted Living

    Peaceful home, private room, caring

    I'm quite satisfied with my sister's very good care here - the beautiful, quiet, homey facility with a private room and bath, good food and community events like Thanksgiving have lifted her spirits. Staff are helpful, kind and treat us like family, administrators keep me informed, and I have real peace of mind; I'd recommend it.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Coordination with health care providers
    • Medication management

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    5.00·(3)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.7
    • Staff

      4.7
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      5.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, high-quality personal care
    • Family-like staff–resident relationships
    • Proactive family communication from administration
    • Comfortable, home-like atmosphere
    • Private rooms with en-suite bathrooms
    • Modern, well-maintained facility
    • Good dining and community meals (including holiday events)
    • Positive resident mood and improved well-being
    • Helpful and attentive staff

    Cons

    • Elevated staff turnover and staffing instability
    • Potential gaps in continuity of care due to staffing changes

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Review summaries portray Better Living RCF as a facility that delivers attentive, person-centered care in a pleasant physical environment. Families and visitors describe staff as kind and helpful, and several accounts highlight improvements in resident mood and day-to-day well-being after admission. The facility's appearance and private-room offerings also contribute to a generally favorable sense of comfort and peace of mind.

    Care quality: Descriptions emphasize a high level of hands-on care characterized by tenderness and responsiveness. Care interactions are framed as respectful and reassuring, and relatives note measurable improvements in residents' spirits. While direct clinical performance metrics are not provided, the qualitative comments reflect confidence in daily caregiving routines and staff attentiveness.

    Staff: Staff are frequently described in relational terms — family-like, caring, and helpful — and administration is noted for keeping families informed. These features support strong interpersonal connections between staff, residents, and relatives. A recurring operational concern is elevated staff turnover; reviewers identify staffing changes as a potential source of instability that could affect assignment continuity and familiar caregiver relationships.

    Dining and activities: Dining is characterized positively, with references to good food and organized community meals, including holiday events such as Thanksgiving dinners. These social dining events appear to contribute to resident engagement and family satisfaction. Specifics about the broader activities program are limited in the summaries provided, so activity variety and frequency cannot be fully assessed from these comments.

    Facilities: The physical environment is described as modern, quiet, and home-like. Multiple notes about a new or well-maintained facility and the availability of private rooms with en-suite baths suggest a strong emphasis on resident comfort and privacy.

    Management and communication: Administrative communication is reported as proactive, with families saying they are kept informed. That communication, together with attentive staff, underpins the sense of trust and relief some families express. The principal operational caveat is staffing instability; management may need to prioritize retention and consistency to preserve the relational strengths cited by families.

    Notable patterns: The dominant themes are compassionate caregiving, a pleasant physical environment, and effective family communication. The main operational risk signaled across the summaries is turnover-related instability, which could lead to intermittent gaps in continuity of care if not addressed. Prospective residents and families will likely find the facility appealing for its atmosphere and day-to-day care, but should ask management about current staffing levels, staff retention strategies, and how the facility maintains continuity when personnel change.

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    Location

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    Better Living RCF is located at 15855 SE Powell Blvd, Portland, OR, 97236.

    About Better Living RCF

    Better Living RCF sits on SE Powell Blvd in Portland and offers a quiet, home-like setting where no more than 19 residents can live, making it pretty small and easy to get to know everyone. The place is woman- and family-owned, and the staff works to provide care that feels personal, patient, and kind, focusing on each person's needs and values. Folks can pick between private or semi-private suites, and there's a two-story building that's designed for comfort, with cozy, thought-out spaces where people can be at ease. The community welcomes seniors who need different types of help, from those looking for independent living to folks who need more hands-on support, memory care, or even care for tough health situations, and they've been doing this for 15 years in the same spot.

    There's a long list of health services here, including skilled nursing, acute care, rehabilitation, wound and respiratory care, oncology, and even telehealth visits. Special teams give memory care, behavioral health help, and hospice services, and nurses-including nurse practitioners and nurse-midwives-are available, along with case management and support for things like dialysis, ventilator care, and emergency room attention. Better Living RCF has a progressive care unit, medical surgical services, PACU, orthopedics, pediatric and neonatal care, labor and delivery, and even flight nursing if needed. They're set up to help with long-term acute hospital care, disaster response, and occupational health, and there's regular care for residents who need help with daily living, mobility, and wellness. The staff make sure folks have meals cooked by chefs and meal planners, and people can sit for nutritious, balanced food three times a day, which helps make mealtimes a good experience.

    Years of experience allow the team to make activities and programs that keep minds and bodies active, working to fight off loneliness and boredom, especially by planning events that help people stay connected. They aim to provide a safe, familiar setting for those living with Alzheimer's or dementia, so residents don't feel lost or unsafe, with features that keep everyone secure. Folks who want a look inside can go on tours to see the dining rooms, activity spaces, and sleeping arrangements for themselves.

    Besides traditional assisted living, Better Living RCF includes senior apartments for independent folks, nursing home services for those needing 24-hour care, and even home care visits for people who want to stay in their own homes. The community itself focuses on respect, gentle support, and letting people spend their time as they wish, hoping to help every resident keep doing the things they love. Amenities are there to support comfort and activity, whether someone needs just a bit of help or a lot of care through all stages of aging. The mission at Better Living RCF is simply to create a home that feels safe, loving, and welcoming for each older adult in their care.

    People often ask...

    Better Living RCF offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $4,117 per month.

    Better Living RCF offers assisted living.

    There are 10 photos of Better Living RCF on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 15855 SE Powell Blvd, Portland, OR 97236.

    No, Better Living RCF does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Oregon, the Department of Human Services' Aging & People with Disabilities program licenses assisted living and residential care facilities, conducting inspections, complaint investigations, and renewals.

    License number50R471
    StatusActive
    Facility typeResidential Care Facility
    Capacity19 residents
    EffectiveApril 12th, 2019
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    Inspection Reports

    11

    Reports

    0

    Type A Citations

    0

    Type B Citations

    1

    Complaints

    7

    Years

    23 May 2025License Condition
    Determined not to be in substantial compliance due to failure to provide a safe environment. This non-compliance posed a threat to residents' health, safety, and welfare.
    • Regulatory ActionFailed to provide safe environment
    17 Apr 2025Licensure
    Investigation identified numerous deficiencies across postings, resident privacy, move-in evaluations, service plans, changes of condition monitoring, health services, restraints, staffing, fire safety, and building maintenance.
    • DeficiencyFacility Administration: Required Postings
    • DeficiencyFacility Administration: Records
    • DeficiencyReasonable Precautions
    • DeficiencyResident Move-in & Evaluation: Res Evaluation
    • DeficiencyService Plan: General
    • DeficiencyChange of Condition and Monitoring
    • DeficiencyResident Health Services
    • DeficiencyRestraints and Supportive Devices
    • DeficiencyStaffing Requirements and Training: Staffing
    • DeficiencyAcuity Based Staffing Tool - ABST Time
    • DeficiencyAcuity Based Staffing Tool - Updates & Staffing Plan
    • DeficiencyFire and Life Safety: Safety
    • DeficiencyFire and Life Safety: Training for Residents
    • DeficiencyEmergency and Disaster Planning
    • DeficiencyGeneral Building Exterior
    • DeficiencyDoors, Walls, Elevators, Odors
    • DeficiencyIndividual Rights Settings Right to Freedom
    • DeficiencyIndividual Door Locks: Key Access
    • DeficiencyLimitations: Threats To Health And Safety
    • DeficiencyFacility Administration: Required Postings
    • DeficiencyFacility Administration: Records
    • DeficiencyResident Move-in & Evaluation: Res Evaluation
    16 Sept 2024Complaint
    Found that the acuity-based staffing tool was not fully implemented or updated, with several residents not entered and delays in adding new residents.
    • DeficiencyAcuity-Based Staffing Tool
    24 May 2024Licensure
    Identified sanitation, storage, and handling deficiencies in the kitchen; a second visit showed substantial compliance.
    • DeficiencyComment
    • DeficiencyResident Services Meals, Food Sanitation Rule
    03 Aug 2023Licensure
    Determined substantial compliance with meal service and sanitation requirements.
    • DeficiencyComment
    01 Jan 2023Inspection
    Found failure to submit weekly vaccination reporting for residents and staff to the proper authority for 30 days.
    • LicensingFailed to submit timely or adequate staffing documentation
    12 Oct 2022Inspection
    Found that an acuity-based staffing tool was not fully implemented or updated. This violated Oregon Administrative Rules.
    • LicensingFailed to assure resident rights
    13 Jun 2022Validation
    Identified deficiencies in medication orders and administration, MAR accuracy for PRN medications, fire safety training, and courtyard safety. Substantial compliance was determined on the follow-up visit.
    • DeficiencyComment
    • DeficiencySystems: Treatment Orders
    • DeficiencySystems: Medication Administration
    • DeficiencyFire and Life Safety: Safety
    • DeficiencyFire and Life Safety: Training For Residents
    • DeficiencyGeneral Building Exterior
    17 Jun 2020Inspection
    Investigated a neglect allegation and found a caregiver failed to provide a safe environment, resulting in a minor injury.
    • LicensingFailed to provide safe environment
    11 Feb 2020Condition
    Investigated an allegation of failing to provide a safe environment and found that immediate jeopardy was present.
    • Regulatory ActionFailed to provide safe environment
    24 Nov 2019Abuse: Neglect
    Found a resident rights violation due to neglect and abuse after failure to provide necessary services following a head injury. A $250 fine was assessed.
    • AbuseFailed to assure resident was safe

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